Kleptomania is different from shoplifting or ordinary theft, which is: 1  Deliberate. 2  Motivated by the stolen item's usefulness or monetary value. 3  The result of a dare, an act of rebellion, or a rite of passage.
The coconut palm, a tropical plant not tolerant of frost, grows outdoors in USDA hardiness Zones 10 and warmer. Having beauty in form and texture, the singular, oft-leaning trunk is topped by a feathery tuft of large fronds that is exquisite against a tropical sky.
Got 4 to 50 Years? A landscaper has a wide range of palm trees from which to choose. Some palms, such as the Corypha palm (Corypha utan), hardy in USDA zones 10 and 11, may not flower for 40 to 50 years, and once they do, the palms die soon after the flowers mature into fruit. The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), thrives only in USDA zones 10B and 11, but even one frost can kill it.